31 December 2008

"Happy New Year!", the shouts of many people to one another trying to overcome the pounding sounds of the exploding fireworks. Champagne is popped open and people have wide smiles stretched across their faces in hopes of a wonderful 2009 ahead.

and what was i doing? i was at home, with a cup of milk in one hand and a piece of cake in the other, reflecting on the previous 2008 and all its happiness. sadly, i didn't find too many. but i did collect a few highlights of the year that sure did catch my attention. glad that i have some photos to show. and here we go...

The year started with me doing my happy dance because I FREAKING MADE IT INTO PURE SCIENCE by a string. disappointments came later when i realized, my class ain't what i thought it would be. what a blow to the many dreams of a perfect sophomore year. but i did meet pretty insane cool bunch too.

and they took me out for my birthday!

Got a new clique .haha, not really.but we call ourselves the tripod/triangle. yea, how original, right?

Skip straight to the mid-year. took my exams, and headed down to Singapore Camporama for holidays. it wasn't that great, to be honest. but it was my first international camp.and made a new friend there, he's chindian the only chindian to be found in singapore. haha.

We met phua chu kang there.and visited the singapore zoo.

Headed to putrajaya for an amazing fireworks show.

Went up against the rubberduckyschmuckies in treasure quest.

Then in August, one of the greatest things happened to me. Something i'll never forget. after some insane headbanging, jumping, screaming at the top of my lungs to get some stupid sticker, i was chosen to be part of MTV Asia Awards mosh pit! along with ivan, shawna and yilin.

made a bunch of new friends there.

That day was a real dream but not long after that, we had to return to reality. exams came along with that too. got through it day by day untill my birthday came. then it was time to partayyyy.

A well deserved charlie chaplain to that.

So came the end of the year. i took a couple of holidays with my family. it was incredibly short though, because my family is unusually in all directions. a 2 day trip down to melaka and PD had to suffice.

Tried Breaking the law.

Got an underwater camera for our entertainment.

yes,a satisfying holiday with my rather looney family.

Had tons of fun with the kids at vbs, towards the end of november.

Then the highlight of the year came. Mission trip to thailand! its been 5 years since PJ and Klang have had a joint mission trip. so this is the next generation.it was also my first time to thailand. in just 10 days, i fell in love with the country. seriously considering living there one day.

fell in love with the kids there.

Got my first snake bite. and lived to tell the tale,later on killed and cooked and ate the snake up. oh, and brought the skin back :)

A few darn cool jumping shots.[the camouflaged one is shawna btw.]

Tried fried grasshoppers, flies, bees and some other insects for the first time. and i'm not kidding when i say, they taste like chicken.

02 December 2008

Our world is messed up. People giving their lives to money,fame,sex,drugs,careers,alchohol.Many think there is no way out. No where to go. Some even decide its not worth the effort.So they take away what was given to them, A wonderful life, full of potential joy and peace.

Over the years, i've realized the biggest answer. Love completes all, it cannot be replaced by anything, status nor recognition. but true sincere love.

What they say about the God-Shaped hole in all our hearts is unbelievably real. His love is the only thing that keeps us going. keeps us renewed and forever filled with joy.

You might think that all hope is lost. No, it is not. In our messed up life, Jesus is there, in between it all. We just have to focus our lives on Him. Ignore our twisted thoughts, our small perception of life.

We were meant to live for so much more than we think. It truly exceeds all that we can dream. Just that when we hit the intersection, we need to take the right road. The road to life.And I'm praying that we will see Something there in between Then and there that exceeds all we can dream

And all these twisted thoughts I seeJesus there in betweenAnd all these twisted thoughts I seeJesus there in between

I prefer the glass half full, not half empty. welcome to the other side, where the grass is greener, the sky is blue, and the smiles are wider.A 71 year old man said, "the secret to staying young is to have an insatiable sense of curiosity about everything". Now we have a reason to live for. have a nice day, and here's to many more.